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Mob slaughters 300 crocodiles after one kills a man in Indonesia

Tonya Becker |Tuesday, July 17, 2018

The villagers invaded the crocodile farm after a local man was mauled to deathSKYLA AFP Getty Images

Nearly 300 crocodiles were killed in Indonesia this weekend by a mob reportedly numbering in the hundreds, inflamed by the death of a villager at a sanctuary and breeding farm.

The reason the man entered the pond wasn't immediately clear, with some reports saying he was gathering vegetables while others suggested he may have entered to cut grass for his cattle. The 48-year-old victim "was bitten on the leg and then fatally struck by the tail of one of the crocodiles".

But Mr Manullang said one of the conditions of the licence was that the reptiles did not disturb the community.

Following his funeral, villagers orchestrated a staggering revenge slaughter. "The crocodiles were caught and dragged outside and stabbed to death".

"The crocodile slaughter violated the law on destroying others' property", he told The Jakarta Post. "It was so horrid to see".

Police said they were unable to stop the mob from carrying out the killings, despite dispatching 30 and 40 officers to the area.

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